Brandon Ríos vs. Urbano Antillón was a boxing Lightweight championship match for the WBA Lightweight championship.[1][2] The bout was held on July 9, 2011, at Home Depot Center, in Carson, California, United States and televised on Showtime.[3][4]
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| Date | July 9, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Home Depot Center, Carson, California, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBA Lightweight Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ríos won by K.O. in the third. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Build up edit
A bout between both Ríos and Antillón was to take place on the undercard of Antonio Margarito vs. Roberto Garcia.[5] The fight was called off due to a cut sustained during sparring on the eyebrow of Ríos.[6][7]
Entrance performers edit
The Mexican singer José Manuel Figueroa performed as Ríos entered the arena.[8]
Main card edit
- Lightweight Championship
Brandon Ríos vs. Urbano Antillón
- Ríos defeated Antillón via technical knockout at 2:39 in the third round.
- Light Middleweight bout:
Carlos Amado Molina vs. 
Kermit Cintron
- Molina defeated Cintron via unanimous decision (98-92, 98-92, 98-92).
Preliminary card edit
- Lightweight bout: José Javier Román vs. Randy Arrellin
- Román defeated Arrellin via knockout at 2:07 in the first round.
- Featherweight bout: Gabino Sáenz vs. Quincy Wesby
- Sáenz defeated Wesby via knockout at 1:41 in the third round.
- Middleweight bout:
Matt Korobov vs. 
Lester González Perez
- Korobov defeated Perez via unanimous decision (78-74, 78-74, 78-74).
- Welterweight bout: Alonso Loeza vs. Ricardo Malfavon
- Loeza and Malfavon fought to a majority draw (37-39, 38-38, 38-38).
- Light Heavyweight bout: Mike Lee vs. Michael Birthmark
- Lee defeated Birthmark via knockout at 2:56 in the third round.
- Super Featherweight bout:
Paul Fleming vs. Juan Jose Beltran
- Fleming defeated Beltran via knockout at 0:52 in the first round.
- Lightweight bout: Mercito Gesta vs. Jorge Pimentel
- Gesta defeated Pimentel via knockout at 2:23 in the third round.
References edit
- ^ Doug Fischer (8 June 2011). "Rios-Antillon press conference is heated, but not as hot as the fight will be". Ring TV. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011.
- ^ "Brandon Rios - Raw & Uncut". Boxing - ESNews - Elie Seckbach - Mayweather - Pacquiao - Boxing News.
- ^ Doug Fischer (4 July 2011). "Unlike Klitschko-Haye, Rios-Antillon will deliver action". Ring TV. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011.
- ^ "Brandon Rios: Core Workout, Preparing For Antillon". Boxing - ESNews - Elie Seckbach - Mayweather - Pacquiao - Boxing News.
- ^ ringtv (8 June 2011). "Video: Rios-Antillon press conference, one-on-one interviews". Ring TV. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011.
- ^ "News & latest headlines from AOL". AOL.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-06.
- ^ "Max Boxing - News - What Drives Brandon Rios". Max Boxing.
- ^ "Max Boxing - Home". Max Boxing.